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MiniInTheBox.com has been a worldwide business leader in selling blue-ribbon consumer goods since 2006. From the moment we founded MiniInTheBox, our vision was to empower people worldwide in buying and selling online. Whoever you are, and wherever you are, MiniInTheBox offers the same price to all: the lowest possible. Whether you’re a wholesaler looking to increase revenues, a retailer who refuses to pay the high prices in your country, or a shopper looking to get hold of the latest products, MiniInTheBox.com provides light-speed service and wholesale prices. We buy direct from an ever expanding network of Chinese wholesale manufacturers so we can keep costs low while maintaining the highest of standards. We serve customers from over 50 countries, and we're still growing. But our vision won’t change: One world, one price.


miniinthebox.com
Founded in 2009
Beijing, NY, China
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MiniInTheBox Reviews Summary

The company has garnered a predominantly negative reputation among customers, with frequent complaints about delayed shipments, poor product quality, and a confusing return policy. Many customers expressed frustration over the lack of accessible customer support, making it difficult to resolve issues or obtain refunds. Additionally, the inconsistency in product descriptions and sizes has led to dissatisfaction. While a few customers noted positive experiences with specific products, these are overshadowed by widespread concerns regarding service reliability and communication. Overall, the feedback suggests a critical need for improvements in customer service and operational transparency.

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quality
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California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Stay Far Away From This Company
July 29, 2022

It was a nightmare to get this dress, plus their coupons that do not exist. I ordered the cutest dress What I received was a shell of a dress. It was all faded and not even a dress material. More like plastic mixed with polyester. It is like a faded baggy apron. It is not a dress. It is huge also No shape. How can they get away with this. I tried to add a picture, but it would not let me.

Date of experience: July 29, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered shirt medium size it fitted me good, so ordered same shirts in medium size in different colours send it it's too big. You can not send it back. No customer service I have lost my money. I will not order again.

Date of experience: June 13, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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All advertised clothing sizes on this site are way off. And when you try to return the non-fitting item, you're informed that you must send it to China and wait 30-60 days for a refund. By the way, the high cost of sending items back to China are... you guessed it -- on you. Of course, this flim-flam company offers an alternative: they'll pay you 10% to shut up and go away. Save your money and your dignity. Don't get hoodwinked by these scam artists.

Date of experience: May 25, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought some body shape wear it hasn't been arrived yet I contacted the customer service and they fail to solve my issue and pass it to supervisor, supervisor ask me to pick up the items and fail to mention from where I have to pick them from. Seems like this web site is fake. Order number *******'

Date of experience: May 20, 2022
Sweden
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fraud
April 6, 2022

Was ordering a waterhose to our small restaurants toilet. It said 3-5 days of order, but after 10 days they still havnt send it.
When I try to contact them they dont reply.
When i want to cancel the order when want to keep 50% of the money.
200 euro. And they havnt even send it.
Its a scam and fraud.
Buy here if you want to get ripped off.

Date of experience: April 6, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Customer Service
March 25, 2022

I bought a watch for my son and I have been trying to get it to work for 3 months now. Have written to customer service but the responses I get are not in relation to the question. Have asked the product to be refunded and have not heard for a month now. Tried the password recovery process and have not received the email for 2 weeks. Very poor customer service and I would not recommend this site to anyone. I cannot show proof of purchase as I cannot login to my account. Another ploy to avoid the issue... I wonder.

Date of experience: March 25, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

Switzerland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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See the shoes photos after less than 8 hour use. They are still selling it. It was sold before on LightInthebox and now on this site (probably a parent company). LightInthebox would not refund. I do not need their money anymore but want to make sure that people know that this company is a SCAM.

Date of experience: March 25, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not what I ordered
March 24, 2022

Ordered a mens 3 pocket vest size M, with tan 'leather like' buttons.
Received an item marked 'Womans Blazer'.
No pockets (a top pocket flap/false pocket).
Hot pink buttons, (yes, hot pink).
Clearly a womans garment (check the breast pleats).
I take a size M - L, This was way too big (I have a friend who is size XL... this was too big for him).
I understand one must allow for size / colour discrepancies, but there is way too much difference from what I ordered, to the item that arrived.
Company makes it quite difficult for returns / refunds.
Lesson learnt. I won't purchase from this company again.

Date of experience: March 24, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible? We will and should take the full responsibility once the problem is confirmed.

Sincerely
Customer Service

Bulgaria
1 review
2 helpful votes
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1. I offered 5 or 6 clothes, two of them I offered equal T-shirts for my twins (size L), but Miniinthebox sent to me 1L and 1 XXL. I sure it was because they push to costumers some clothes that they was made but they can't sale for long time (big sizes etc.). 2. The clothes look very pretty on the pictures, but in real it is not the same - material is cheap and thin. 3. The site is Chinise but they don't write it in the contact profile in the site. It mean you paid further taxes if you live in EU - duty increase 2 times the price. 4. You must print and fill some formularies about your offer and then the duty zone will admit the clothes arrive to you.
There are some good things about the site: The clothes arrived fast - 1-2 weeks after the offer. The correspondence by the email is exact - the documents for paid prices are exact and they are necessary to present in duty office.

Date of experience: March 11, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never Again
March 9, 2022

I ordered an item paid by Visa then received an email from them asking me if I wanted to pay for my item in the cart it was already paid for I sent them 3 emails asking for someone to get back to me that I had proof I paid for it and still haven't received a reply and cant find a phone number to reach them. Guess I'm out 56 dollars but they will those alot more because there were alot of clothes I was going to order from them. 56 dollar mistake and now I will order from another Company!.

Date of experience: March 9, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, could you do me a small favor, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Customer Service

Kentucky
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible experience
January 28, 2022

I ordered a men's vest from Mini In The Box. I normally take a size XXL, but always order my vest a size larger (XXXL) so I can wear a sweatshirt under them. The vest I ordered from Mini In The Box says XXXL on it, but it is so small there is a 4 to 5 inch gap between the zippers when I put it on.
I have several vest in XXXL from different U.S. stores, all fit me loose with plenty of room to wear a heavy sweatshirt under them.
I will never order anything from Mini In The Box again. There products are not as advertised!

Date of experience: January 28, 2022
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Size
Dear customer

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Miniinthebox. Thank you for leaving a comment with us. Your advice is very essential for us to improve quality issue and service level.

Please understand that our suppliers are from different areas so that their size are different, therefore, we provide a Size Guide in our product page which provide measurement and a clear size table. I hope it will help you. I prepared a sample picture for your reference:

https://www.lightinthebox.com/download/424f16f2-1f9c-43bb-a0a4-f02f505649f1

In order to protect your info and solve your problem. Would you please provide your e-mail address and order number so I could offer proper solution for you?

Waiting for your kind response.

Sincerely
Customer Service

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Item not delivered
January 11, 2022

Last year on the 10monthI ordered a retro camping lantern from you order number******* it was never delivered I'm an OAP I spent£16.47 I hope you can resolve this for me by sending me the item again or return payment mr Stephen Tomlin

Date of experience: January 11, 2022
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't trust this website
November 14, 2021

It's been over 5 months and my order (which was supposed to arrive in 20 days) still hasn't arrived. The customer service is fake and pointless (they only send automatic messages) and it's impossible to get a refund.
PLEASE DON'T TRUST THIS WEBSITE

Date of experience: November 14, 2021
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out. I am sorry that you have been waiting all this time, it is highly unusual that you haven't yet received your parcel. Can you please tell me the order or parcel number? Obviously you don't have to be worried, a refund is due in case the parcel would be lost.

Hoping to hear you soon!
Customer Service Team

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Halloween Outfit. Should Arrive By Xmas
November 1, 2021

I purchase a Halloween costume from Miniinthebox on the 3rd of October expecting delivery at worst on the far side of the shipping margin (6 - 15 days). Unfortunately, I saw Halloween without the costume I'd planned to wear and as it hasn't arrived I requested and expected a refund. Three times I have sought a refund only to be told to wait. Until the 4th of December. As a company supplying costumes it must come as no surprise this was for Halloween and not to wear eating my Xmas dinner. I have had to resort to initiate a reclaim process through my bank as the have no intention of refunding my money. Don't go near this bunch of charlatans. I'll provide reviews for poor customer service, they should have done better.

Date of experience: November 1, 2021
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hi John,

Thank you for leaving a review on our page. I am very sorry that you haven't received your order and would like to check where the package currently is. Can you please tell me the order number, or tracking number of your package? You can also easily contact our customer service from your account.

We are looking forward helping you with this!
MiniITheBox Customer Service Team

Israel
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a couple of toys from the mini on the box. The delivery was ok, although it took twice the advertised time. But the items arrived in an awful shape, torn, crampled boxes, broken electric lamp, probably even used! Moreover, the items were not priced super cheap but looked like total garbage. Skip those fake traders and order somewhere else!

Date of experience: July 26, 2021
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Sandra,

This is Customer Service Supervisor from Miniinthebox. I sincerely apologize for what happened and all the inconveniences caused.

Could you please tell us the order number so that we can help you resolve the problem in a timely manner?

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance.

India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have made an order ************** on 1st April. It says maximum delivery time as 30 days but still hasn't received it. They are asking me to wait till july

Date of experience: May 4, 2021
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

This is Customer Service Supervisor from miniinthebox. I sincerely apologize for what happened and all the inconveniences caused. I will follow up this case and resolve the problem, in order to meet your satisfaction.

I had conducted new Ticket ID =23503883 in our ticket center and provide new solutions for your case. Please log in your Mini in the box account--go " personal center"--"my ticket" to check our reply and let us know your decision. Thank you for your cooperation.

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Mini in the box. Says it all. And it's the box they live in. Totally oblivious of how normal buisines works. Hence the reviews. We are so used to these days, next day delivery lol. So when you order from m. I. b. You get a bit of a shock when it doesn't arrive promptly. And it gets your back.so complaints are made and made but doesn't solve your issue, makes things worce if anything. So not knocking them yet just pointing out how it can effect you. Especially when the product you want, will be of high quality from m. I. b. And at the lowest price you can get it. I couldn't be more diplomatic if I tried. If it's something you really want and prepared for wait with food fashions etc then buy it definitely. But if your after something that you can't wait for. It might be better of finding it someware else. I would give m. I. b. 6 stars for quality and price. But 1star overall, because I think they are missing a trick not combining quality at low cost with a realistic delivery service. Here's a suggestion for m. I. b. You agree you reviews are no good and will eventually shrink your buisiness. As you know more and more people check the reviews before they even consider buying it. If you want to review my review give me a start rating. Martin

Date of experience: March 16, 2021
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Martin,

This is Customer Service Supervisor from Lightinthebox. I sincerely apologize for what happened and all the inconveniences caused.

Could you please tell us the order number so that we can check your order details and resolve the problems with our greatest effort?

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance.

Israel
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Delivery service
December 16, 2020

Order processing takes more time than it should. Even during order processing I had to contact customer service. You can't actually track ordered items is there is no information. What customer can understand from "At a pick up point, USA" or any other country? Customer service gives you same answer for all the issues - We try to resolve an issue. Please avoid and don't waste you time.

Date of experience: December 16, 2020
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hi,

It was found your package was returned because it was not picked up from the "Israel Pick Up Center" in a timely manner. We are sorry to hear that you might not have a chance to pick up it.

Please understand we send our parcels worldwide through a variety of different countries. Each carrier will have different procedures how the parcels are delivered. If you buy online, there will always exist a risk the parcel needs to be collected somewhere. Unless you'd have chosen our expedited shipping method, this parcels are guaranteed delivered at your doorstep against your signature.

But we will try our best to help you. Our supervisor had conducted a Ticket 22189539 and had help you resolved the problem in a professional way. Please log in your light in the box account--go " personal center"--"my ticket" to check the new reply.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance.

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Do Not Use
November 18, 2020

Do Not Use, is the clearest warning I can give. After ordering a reborn doll, we received a poor plastic doll with a material body nothing like what was advertised. The cost was £72 + £25 P&P but when the parcel arrived in the UK we were hit with a £32.50 charge from DHL because it came from China and P&P was to be paid by receiver. After contacting customer complaints, we were offered 40% refund(£28) or 60% to use on their website(no chance of that), I stressed that the refund was not a fair offer and asked a manager to review, the payment was made into our account anyway. This company should come with a warning "Not As Advertised". They are only a middle man not a legitimate shopping experience

Date of experience: November 18, 2020
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Paul Bell,

Thank you for reaching out to us on Sitejabber.

We are very troubled to read that you are unsatisfied with the reborn doll and will try our best assisting you. We see you've contacted us earlier and reported the doll was very different. Unfortunately your photos didn't come through. As we couldn't judge the seriousness of this problem, we tested the waters by offering you a 40% partial refund or 60% reward. The manager had misunderstood your reply and went ahead with the 40% refund. We apologize this misunderstanding happened and for this offer being totally inappropriate. Please don't be mistaken, if we can confirm that the doll is different, then you will immediately receive a full refund of the order value + incurred taxes.

We have send you an email (ticket #21955377) and will ask you for photos of the doll and DHL invoice. We are looking forward solving this issue!

Thank you for your kind cooperation,
MiniInTheBox-Customer Service Team

France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Cadeau fantôme
September 16, 2020

Après avoir passer ma commande et avoir reçu mon article j'ai reçu un mail pour avoir suite à mon avis favorable un cadeau gratuit?
En fait de cadeau je me suis retrouvé avec un bon d'achat à utilisé suivant une certaine somme d'achat alors que le cadeau était parait-il gratuit sans frais!

Date of experience: September 16, 2020
LightInTheBox F. MiniInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Cher client,

Nous nous excusons pour le problème. Pourriez-vous s'il vous plaît nous indiquer votre numéro de commande et plus de détails sur votre problème?

Nous vous aiderons à vérifier davantage ce cas. Nous vous remercions de votre coopération à l'avance.